Letters from Sahara
2006, Italian. Directed by Vittorio De Seta.
The story of a young Senegalese man who treks the Sahara, takes an immigrant boat bound for Italy, the attempts to eke out a living there - finally deciding to return to his native place. Vittorio De Seta's first fiction feature since 1969.
- Runtime
- 2h 6m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
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- Released
- 1 September 2006
- Original title
- Lettere dal Sahara
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Vittorio De Seta
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Letters from Sahara runs 126 minutes (2h 6m).
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Letters from Sahara isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 2006. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Letters from Sahara?
Letters from Sahara (2006) was directed by Vittorio De Seta and stars Djibril Kébé, Thierno Thiam, Roberta Fornier.